Contents



Preface

The current knowledge about goats is constantly expanding, so it is recommended to summarize it from time to time and make it available to interested readers. In this volume, readers can find interesting summary analyses of the goat varieties used in different countries, cashmere and pashmina wool, the differences in goat cheese varieties, and the active ingredients used in the treatment of goat diseases, and

The goat is one of our earliest domesticated animal species, parts of which were already found in objects from thousands of years ago. Not only was the goat

In addition to its meat production, its milk production was also utilized at least 3,500 to 4,000 years before, and excavations in the former Mesopotamian area found, in addition to equipment suitable for milk processing, cheese that was many

In the *first chapter* of this volume, the author summarizes information on the historical past of the goat, supporting his conclusions and findings with a number

*Spain* has the second largest goat population in Europe (and the EU) in breeding and production - according to the latest official figures, the size of the population is over 3 million. A large number of local varieties form the basis of the herd, and varieties specializing in both meat and dairy production can be found among them. Detailed descriptions of these can provide the reader with information not only about the past and present of the varieties, but also about their possible future.

In the *second chapter* of the volume, in addition to describing the Spanish varieties,

Spain is also important for goat keeping/breeding because the animals from Spain have become the ancestors of the breeds that form the basis of the current goat population on the American continent. After, or in parallel with, the discovery of America, many goats reached different parts of the continent and became explorers, "pioneers," and helpers for poorer people over the past centuries.

There are already large numbers of goat breeds of different origins in the *United States of America* that have arrived there as a result of import ideas for different purposes. The foundations of the current goat herd have developed over the last 100 years. Meat and dairy herds as well as wool herds can be found in the country, and they even breed all kinds of crossbred offspring. From favourite animals with a few individuals to large-scale, huge farms, goat farms of all sizes can be found in

the authors also describe the production systems used in the country.

endowed with certain qualities, but the buck was also included in the constellations, so other effects were attributed to it. In Egyptian and Greek culture, the goat had and still has - a special place, which can also be found in cult objects and paintings.

parasitism in goats.

thousands of years old.

of figures.

*Goats and breeds*
